Palm Springs Holiday Part 2: Hogs Last Breath and Marilyn

Never thot I’d ever go to Palm Springs. Wasn’t really on my list – bucket or otherwise. So when Rose said she wanted to go there I confess that didn’t know a thing about it – or the area – except that it was hot there – and they played lots of Golf- considered a Golf Mecca by many.

I don’t play golf (unless I visit my brother Bruce on Vancouver Island) so that wasn’t on my agenda.

So I figured I better look into what there was to do in Palm Springs …

So I spotted 2 things that that looked interesting and like a bit of fun: The first was The Hogs Breath Inn – owned by Clint Eastwood, and which was actually very close to where we were staying in La Quinta.

Images of the Hogs Breath Inn below that I fished off the Net:

Looks pretty good eh?!

I figured this might be a good place to get some Western style vittles – maybe a nice steak – and a beer …

The second thing I wanted to see was the famous giant statue of Marilyn Monroe in downtown Palm Springs.

Forever Marilyn is a giant statue of Marilyn Monroe designed by Seward Johnson

I had a hankering to nibble on Marilyn’s ankle … or at least give it a hug …

BUT the fates had a different idea …

“I tried being reasonable, I didn’t like it.”– Clint Eastwood

The Hogs Last Breath

ALAS !! neither of these 2 mini-dreams would come true …

BECAUSE … (unbelievably/inexplicably) the Hogs Breath Inn closed TWO DAYS before I got here !! 2 days !!! Can you believe that ?? True! Crazy!